Etang du Moulin de Bley

 

Etang du Moulin de Bley main carp lake is a stunning lake of just under 10 acres insize and is set in the heart of the unspoilt countryside and beautiful forests of  Auvet. 

The lakes are very secluded and completely surrounded by trees.
They are situated on a private estate and were created by the Engel family,  farmers here for generations. 

The Bley Main lake has 8 pegs, each one giving the angler plenty of room to fish,and some of these pegs being big double pegs have room for 2 anglers to fish side-by-side.�
Pegs 1 and 2 are a double peg , as are pegs 5 and 6 making 3,4,7 and 8 single pegs for those anglers who like to fish on their own.
All of the pegs offer features to fish too and there is a good depth of water in the lake at around 6 ft at the dam end, to about 2ft at the cabin end, where the carp are often seen cruising in the shallows. It is peaceful, very secluded, and a totally private estate. 

On site there is a toilet and shower room along with a well equipped and decent sized kitchen. Fridges and freezers are also located in the kitchen, and there is a good sized indoor eating area which also has an indoor built in very large bar b q for all weather conditions. Bait and end tackle is sold on site and bait can also be pre ordered before you arrive.

 Just a short 10 minute drive from the lakes you will find the local amenities which include supermarkets, shops, bars, restaurants, tobacconists and petrol stations. 

Fish Stocks

 

The fish stocks are well managed, and periodically the lakes are drained down to remove unwanted coarse fish. 

The last drain down took place in October 2009. 

The carp in the lake are all between 20lb to the low 50s, and its stock is mainly made up of 30lb plus fish, although there are about 10 high doubles in the lake also. 

Your average weight overal should be well over 30lb and there is a good head of 40s with many of them over 48lb. The lake contains mostly mirrors and about 40 commons to the 50lb mark, and one or two grass carp to 42lb. 

In 2010 many of the carp that were caught were over the 30lb mark, and every week we see 40lb to 50lb fish on the bank , with lots of anglers achieving personal bests. Big hits too can be common here as well, with some anglers taking as many as 50 carp each in a week. 

One of our regulars informed us that he had caught, weighed and photographed 35 totally different carp over 40lb in the years that he has been coming to the lake. ( THATS 35 TOTALLY DIFFERENT 40s TO ONE ANGLER ) 

The most carp out in 2010 in one week to one party of 6 anglers was 129 fish, but about 70 to 100 fish per week is more the average catch, and some weeks it can be less than 50 depending on the conditions. 

The Lake was stocked with big catfish in 2004,but during October of 2009 the catfish were netted and relocated to the Bley catfish lake due to their size, some of which were in excess of 120lb making them far too big for general carp gear. 

Like most waters,the anglers who put in the most effort here will reap the best rewards, and this lake, although not a difficult water certainly responds to a thinking angler, and a quite one. 

We continue to feed the carp in the closed season and as a result the fish are putting on weight at an incredible rate. The new season will see the fish fitter, fatter and fighting even harder than ever, if that’s possible! The fish at Bley are some of the hardest fighting fish that you are ever likely to find in France and this water is well suited to the angler looking to put a few good bends in the rod, with the chance of some big fish as well. 

On going stocking program. 

During the winter of 2010 we are to stock a few more carp from one of our stock ponds and put them into the main carp lake . 

All of these fish will be over 20lb with some of them reaching as much as 45lb in weight. 

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How to find the lake

 

Etang du Moulin de Bley
Pisiculture, du Moulin de Bley,
12 Chemin du Bley
Auvet, et la Chappelotte, 70100, France 

Sat Nav
Bley 47 ‘ 30 ” 04 , 23 N 5′ 32 “13, 60 E         google map names is etang de theuley

Telephone (France): 00 33 6827 64572